Technology Knowledge Update 2015-Apr-1

BMC Atrium Discovery Technology Knowledge Update 2015-Apr-1 is a deliverable for BMC Atrium Discovery 9.0, 10.0 and 10.1 series.

Note

In TKU March 2015, privileged execution configuration using the pattern configuration files is deprecated. It is recommended to use the BMC Atrium Discovery platform configuration instead. Previous TKU releases introduced some important changes to the CMDB Sync mapping and Oracle Database modeling.

Release Compatibility

TKU 2014-Apr-1 is released in three streams:

  • Release compatible with BMC Atrium Discovery 9.0 series
  • Release compatible with BMC Atrium Discovery 10.0 series
  • Release compatible with BMC Atrium Discovery 10.1 series

Download

Customers can access this TKU release from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution Website. If you are a customer or partner and do not already have a login please contact your BMC account manager.

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Contents

The release comprises components packaged as two entities:

  • BMC Atrium Discovery Extended Data Pack, which is a separately licensable product.
    • Product Lifecycle - Patterns that populate Atrium Discovery with information about End-of-Life, End-of-Support, and End-of-Extended-Support for versions of certain host Operating Systems as well as versions of certain software products
    • Hardware Reference Data - Patterns and data import CSV file that populate Atrium Discovery with power and heat consumption figures for various hosts.

Installation and Upgrade

  • Atrium Discovery 9.0 series - Installation and upgrade instructions are provided here
  • Atrium Discovery 10.0 series - Installation and upgrade instructions are provided here

  • Atrium Discovery 10.1 series - Installation and upgrade instructions are provided here

A matrix covering ALL commands executed and ALL files retrieved by the patterns is available to our customers from the BMC Electronic Product Distribution Website. The filename is TKU_Command_File_Matrix-2015-04-1.xls

New Pattern Modules

Vendor

Product

Category

Platforms

Instances

Versioning

Product Page

Open Source

Tripwire

Security and Vulnerability Management Software

Unix, Windows

Y

Y

Tripwire

Tripwire Enterprise

Security and Vulnerability Management Software

Unix, Windows

Y

Y

Eclipse

Jetty

Development Languages, Environments, and Tools

Unix, Windows

Y

Y

Open Source

Logstash

Performance Management Software

Unix

Y

Y

Sumologic

Sumologic

Performance Management Software

Unix, Windows

Y

Y

Perforce

Helix

Development Languages, Environments, and Tools

Unix, Windows

Y

Y

Enhanced Pattern Modules

RFE ref.

Product Page

Enhancement

SI Key Change

TKU-2276

The pattern has improved key generation method.

Y

TKU-3775

Improved package versioning.

N

TKU-2275

Improved versioning.

N

QM001877897

The pattern was enhanced to support some versions of Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager Software Instance.  

N

QM001877507

The pattern was enhanced to handle the situation when there are insufficient permissions for privileged command execution.

N

QM001877283

The pattern was enhanced to maintain similar naming convention for the Symantec Veritas Cluster for UNIX and Windows.

N

QM001877252

The pattern now discovers JMS and JCA resources.

N

QM001875177

Minor improvements.

N

QM001874274

The version for webMethods Integration Server 9.x is now discovered properly.

N

QM001876497

The documentation was updated with the following important information: two scans are necessary to allow BMC Atrium Discovery model all interdependent elements of Oracle Database and Oracle Real Application Clusters.

N

TKU-3721

Improved versioning for Entrust GetAccess deployed on Sun Java System Webserver.

N

TKU-1949

Improved key for clustered deployment.

Y

TKU-3768

Improved name for BMC Capacity Optimization Application Server.

N

TKU-3655

-

BMC Atrium Discovery handles the relationships with HyperSQL Databases in a better way.

N

Defects Resolved

The following defects have been fixed in this BMC Atrium Discovery Technology Knowledge Update.

 Defect No

Details 

Product Page

QM001874481

Problem: There is no visibility of the patterns where the pattern configuration block had its major revision number incremented resulting in a reset of the pattern configuration changes to the default values. 

Solution: Documentation update.

-

TKU-3578

Problem: The pattern might retrieve incorrect version.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3757

Problem: The pattern trigger condition does not account for a false positive situation.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3724

Problem: The pattern populates Software Instances name with extra information.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-2419

Problem: The pattern might create an empty MongoDB Server Replication Cluster.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3418

Problem: The pattern might create a software instance with empty SI type.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3733

Problem: The pattern might generate an IBM Rational Build Forge Agent Software Instance with incorrect version.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3410

Problem: The pattern execution might cause an ECA error.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3487

Problem: The pattern uses wrong separator style when creates a server_root attribute value.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001875626

Problem: The pattern uses wrong separator style when creates a server_root attribute value.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-1399

Problem: The pattern efficiency could be improved.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001878047

Problem: The pattern might extract the database detail information for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 incorrectly.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001877260

Problem: The pattern might create a Software Instance of incorrect type.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001877183

Problem: The pattern execution might cause an ECA error.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001877293

Problem: The pattern might not retrieve the version correctly.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001876126

Problem: The pattern might fail to identify the install_root value.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001876309

Problem: On Windows platform, the pattern might not retrieve product version correctly.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001873032

Problem: The pattern might fail to retrieve complete information about running instances.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001877789

Problem: During the CMDB sync, the relationships between virtual hosts and their related physical hosts might be deleted. 

Solution: Code fix.

QM001875626

Problem: The pattern might not discover database details correctly.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3695

Problem: The pattern execution might cause an ECA error.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3463
(Esc 070157)

Problem: The pattern might not discover the server_name, cell_name, and node_name for WebSphere Application Server SI.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3503

Problem: The pattern might not discover some versions of the BEA WebLogic Application Server.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3892

Problem: The pattern might create incorrect keys for BMC Decision Support for Server Automation Report Server.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-2273

Problem: The pattern might trigger without enough evidence of the HP Data Protector Client Backup Service presence.

Solution: Code fix.

QM001787050

Problem: The following patterns might create SIs with non-stable key:

  • DB2ContentManager
  • IBMFileNetISRA
  • IBM_TivouUsageAndAccountingManager
  • IBMWebSphereBusinessMonitor
  • QuestPerformasure

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3771

Problem: When the file information is created for a component triggered on a second order SI, an ECA error might happen.

Solution: Code fix.

-

TKU-3695 (Esc 071453)

Problem: The pattern execution might cause an ECA error.

Solution: Code fix.

TKU-3183

Problem: The pattern might discover incorrect version.

Solution: Code fix.

Configuration upgrade

In this release the following patterns have the configuration block updated:

Updating to this TKU will reset any custom configuration for these products to the default values.

 

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